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using lilo instead of grub
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Package: linux-image-2.6.17-2-686
Version: 2.6.17-8
Severity: normal
I installed debian (sid) from scratch, then deleted grub, and installed lilo
instead.
As a result, it is not possible to install linux-image-2.6.17-2.686 et. al.
This is what happens:
# LANG="" dpkg --configure linux-image-2.6.17-2-686
Setting up linux-image-2.6.17-2-686 (2.6.17-8) ...
Running depmod.
Finding valid ramdisk creators.
Using mkinitramfs-kpkg to build the ramdisk.
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.17-7 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.17-7 was configured last, according to dpkg)
The provided postinst hook script [/sbin/update-grub] could not be run.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.17-2-686 (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686
#
The problem appears to be in /etc/kernel-img.conf, where there are two lines:
postinst_hook = /sbin/update-grub
postrm_hook = /sbin/update-grub
If they are removed, the configure proceeds.
But I don't think lilo is run, at least there is no output
indicating that.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-2-686
Locale: LANG=sv_SE, LC_CTYPE=sv_SE (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.17-2-686 depends on:
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.77b tools for generating an initramfs
ii module-init-tools 3.2.2-3 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.17-2-686 recommends:
pn libc6-i686 <none> (no description available)
-- debconf information:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.17-2-686: true
shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.17-2-686:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.17-2-686: false
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.17-2-686:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.17-2-686:
* linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.17-2-686:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/initrd-2.6.17-2-686:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/abort-install-2.6.17-2-686:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.17-2-686: false
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.17-2-686:
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--- Begin Message ---
On Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 01:12:02PM +0200, Karolina Lindqvist wrote:
> I installed debian (sid) from scratch, then deleted grub, and installed lilo
> instead.
> As a result, it is not possible to install linux-image-2.6.17-2.686 et. al.
No, you don't installed from scratch but with d-i and selected grub.
This selection is recorded in /etc/kernel-img.conf.
Bastian
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